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Dr Phang Swee King

Swee King Phang received his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS), in 2010, and 2014 respectively. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Taylor’s University, Malaysia. His research interests are in system and control of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including modelling and flight controller design of UAS, indoor navigation of UAS, and trajectory optimization.


Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, Singapore
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) Hons, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, Singapore

Professional Qualification

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Areas of Expertise

  • Engineering Sciences, Electrical And Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics
  • Engineering Sciences, Electrical And Electronic Engineering, Autonomous System
  • Engineering Sciences, Electrical And Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering

Research Interest

  • Mobile robot trajectory optimization
  • Navigation of UAV in GPS-less environment
  • UAV Dynamic Modelling and Flight Controller Design
  • Autonomous Drone System

Publications

2024
  • Automatic Number Plate Recognition and QR Code Double Authentication System for a Carpark (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • High Resolution Low Altitude 2D Map Reconstruction Using UAV (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Design and Development of an Inexpensive Inertial Measurement Unit in the Arduino Environment (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Extended Kalman-Bucy Filter with Fuzzy Hybrid Model for State of Charge Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • An Adaptive Fast Terminal Sliding Mode and ADRC Fusion Control for Quadcopter UAVs (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2023
  • From Satellite to UAV-Based Remote Sensing: A Review on Precision Agriculture, (ISI-Indexed), IEEE ACCESS - Article in Journals
  • Effect of Alula Span and Deflection Angle on Aerodynamic Efficiency of Bio-Inspired UAV Wings (ISI-Indexed), Unmanned Systems - Article in Journals
  • Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing in Landslide Monitoring - A Comparative Review (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • Design and Control of Autonomous Rover for Foliage Navigation (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Fast 3D Mapping Solution with UAV (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2022
  • COAA* - An Optimized Obstacle Avoidance and Navigational Algorithm for UAVs Operating in Partially Observable 2D Environments (ISI-Indexed), Unmanned Systems - Article in Journals
  • Development of a Two-Factor Authentication System for Enhanced Security of Vehicles at a Carpark (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2021
  • Autonomous tracking and landing on moving ground vehicle with multi-rotor UAV (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • Internet of things based architecture for additive manufacturing interface (ISI-Indexed), International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing - Article in Journals
  • Wi-Fi CSI Based Human Sign Language Recognition using LSTM Network (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Real-time and automatic map stitching through aerial images from UAV (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • The application of image processing for monitoring student s attention level during online class (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2020
  • DF-WiSLR: Device-free Wi-Fi-based sign language recognition (ISI-Indexed), Pervasive and Mobile Computing - Article in Journals
  • Small scale autonomous watercraft for aquatic mapping (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Development of a hybrid vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle for maritime application (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Optimized autonomous UAV design with obstacle avoidance capability (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Improving aerodynamic efficiency of a Skywalker drone (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2019
  • Design, Dynamics Modelling and Control of a H-Shape Multi-rotor System for Indoor Navigation (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Trajectory Planning for Improving Vision-Based Target Geolocation Performance Using a Quad-Rotor UAV, IEEE Transcations on Aerospace and Electronic Systems - Article in Journals
  • Development of low computational power vision tracking algorithm on embedded system (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Low cost haptic and motion based mixed reality peripheral interface (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Higher Order Feature Extraction and Selection for Robust Human Gesture Recognition using CSI of COTS Wi-Fi Devices (ISI-Indexed), Sensors - Article in Journals
2018
  • Internet of Things Based Architecture for Additive Manufacturing Interface - Article in Proceeding
  • Development of Autonomous UAV Systems for Low Light Surveillance Applications Using Night Vision Camera (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems - Article in Journals
  • Vision-based target three-dimensional geolocation using unmanned aerial vehicles (ISI-Indexed), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics - Article in Journals
  • Autonomous Ledge Detection and Landing with Multi-rotor UAV (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Real-Time Landing Spot Detection and Pose Estimation on Thermal Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2017
  • Vision-aided tracking of a moving ground vehicle with a hybrid UAV (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • System Integration of a Vision-Guided UAV for Autonomous Tracking on Moving Platform in Low Illumination Condition - Article in Proceeding
  • Development and Design Methodology of an Anti-Vibration System on Micro-UAVs - Article in Proceeding
2016
  • Search and rescue using multiple drones in post-disaster situation, Unmanned Systems - Article in Journals
  • System integration of a vision-guided uav for autonomous landing on moving platform (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Design and Implementation of a Configurable Multi-rotor UAV - Article in Proceeding
2015
  • Systems design and implementation with jerk-optimized trajectory generation for UAV calligraphy (SCOPUS-Indexed), Mechatronics - Article in Journals
  • Development of an unmanned helicopter for vertical replenishment, Unmanned Systems - Article in Journals
  • Systematic design methodology and construction of micro aerial quadrotor vehicles - Book Chapter
  • Drones for cooperative search and rescue in post-disaster situation (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Urban post-disaster search and rescue solutions with unmanned aircraft systems - Article in Proceeding
2014
  • Systematic design and implementation of a micro unmanned quadrotor system, Unmanned Systems - Article in Journals
  • Explicit model identification and control of a micro aerial vehicle (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • UAV calligraphy (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • An efficient UAV navigation solution for confined but partially known indoor environments (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Guidance, navigation and control of an unmanned helicopter for automatic cargo transportation (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2013
  • Platform design and mathematical modeling of an ultralight quadrotor micro aerial vehicle (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Development of an unmanned coaxial rotorcraft for the DARPA UAVForge Challenge, Unmanned Systems - Article in Journals
  • A mono-camera and scanning laser range finder based UAV indoor navigation system (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Development of an unconventional unmanned coaxial rotorcraft: Gremlion (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2012
  • Design and construction methodology of an indoor UAV system with embedded vision (SCOPUS-Indexed), Control and Intelligent Systems - Article in Journals
  • Formation flight of unmanned rotorcraft based on robust and perfect tracking approach (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Nonlinear modeling of a miniature fixed-pitch coaxial UAV (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Design and mathematical modeling of a 4-standard-propeller (4SP) quadrotor (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2011
  • Search and rescue: A UAV aiding approach - Article in Proceeding
2010
  • Autonomous mini-UAV for indoor flight with embedded on-board vision processing as navigation system (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding

Research

  • Autonomous Target Tracking and Precise Landing on Target with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with On-board Vision-aided GPS Localization,  Project Leader, 2018 to 2020, Taylor's University

Awards and Stewardship

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Paper Presented

  • The Application of Image Processing for Conversion of Handwritten Mathematical Expression, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
  • Automated Parcel Loading-Unloading Mechanism Design for Delivery UAV, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
  • Fast 3D Mapping Solution with UAV, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
  • Design and Control of Autonomous Rover for Foliage Navigation, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
  • Classification and Detection of Obstacles for Rover Navigation, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
  • Integrated smart public parking system for Malaysia, 18th International Engineering Research Conference 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/11/2022
  • Recent Advances and Benchmarking of NewSQL for OLTP and OLAP in the Big Data Age, 2023 IEEE 13th Symposium on Computer Applications & Industrial Electronics (ISCAIE) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 20/05/2023
  • Development of a Two-Factor Authentication System for Enhanced Security of Vehicles at a Carpark, 2022 International Conference on Electrical and Information Technology (IEIT) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 15/09/2022
  • Wi-Fi CSI Based Human Sign Language Recognition using LSTM Network, IEEE International Conference on Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, and Communications Technology (IAICT) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 26/07/2022
  • The application of image processing for Human-Computer Interface (HCI) using the Eye, 15th International Engineering and Computing Research Conference (EURECA 2021) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 30/06/2021